What did your babies weigh and what size clothes were they in?

[user1485957930]

Hello, when born Ds1 was 7lb1 and Ds2 7lb9 and both were in first size/tiny baby clothes as newborn size swamped them massively when born. Nine years on and I'm expecting Ds3 and have been told he's measuring a week ahead. So what im asking is what size clothes do I pack for him in my hospital bag? I've brought the sweetest little coming home outfit and I'm afraid it won't fit.
(Sorry if this thread is in the wrong catagory I'm new)

[PumpkinPie2016]

9lb 6oz - was in 0-3 straight away as he was also long.

Newborn clothes didn't even go near him -thankfully I had only bought one newbirn outfit

[thenewaveragebear1983]

My two ds were both 9lb-ers and were still in newborn for at least a few weeks. I found they usually skip a stage later on, ds1 missed out 3-6 and ds2 missed out 6-9

[TheTantrumCometh]

DD- 8lb 15oz Also measured big so I mainly bought 0-3 months to the hospital. It absolutely swamped her.

DS- 9lb 13oz I thought I'd learned my lesson with DD so mainly bought newborn and a couple of 0-3. He was so long he didn't fit in newborn at all . We had a couple of bits to fit him at first and then DH had to go home and get more!

[Mrsknackered]

My 7lb 14oz was in new born. My 7lb DS2 was in tiny/early baby nappies and clothes for a good few weeks and they fitted perfectly, newborn swamped him. Babies in illfitting clothes is my pet hate.
He is now 10 weeks and 9lb 8oz and he's in up to 1 month and a few 0-3 months.
My sister was 10lb 6oz and in 0-3 months. HTH

[trinitybleu]

9lb ... she was in 0-3 months for 10 days. Thankfully most people knew we'do have a big baby (I was 10lb and both OH and I are tall) so had bought 3 months + as gifts

[PeachBellini123]

6lb 6oz - nothing we brought fitted him! DM went out and got some tiny baby clothes.

[Blessedwithboys]

I'm wishing I hadn't got so much in small sizes now 😂 oops xx

[redandwhite1]

8 pounds and 6 oz - straight into up to 1 month if I remember rightly!

[Juanbablo]

6lb 12 wore tiny baby stuff for ages

7lb wore new baby stuff but was quite long so didn't stay in them very long.

8lb 2.5 wore newborn stuff to start with but quickly grew into 0-3 stuff in a few weeks.

[Rinceoir]

DD was 8lbs at birth and 7.3 at 4 days. Newborn/0-1month for around a month. She was around 9lbs at that stage.

[HaylJay]

My DS was 8 pound and 4 oz.
All the newborn clothes we bought were too small and most of the 0-3 months i found too big! I'd take a mixture of sixes 😊

[Ponderingprivately]

8lb 7 and 7lb 14.
I had a few 'newborn' outfits, but both children were long and packed on weight quickly so we were very quickly in 0-3. Bit baggy but fine!

[Timetogrowup2016]

5 pounds.
Newborn didn't fit until 1.5 months.
Tiny baby size

[MyMrKnightley]

7lb 9 up to 1 month

Newborn was way too short

[user1485957930]

Thank you all so much for your replies. I will ask my midwife for an estimate but guess my best bet will be to take a selection of different sizes.

[MuffinMad]

11.5. Bought new born baby grows in advance. They never went near. Bought 3month old,perfect.

9.6. Wasn't making same mistake twice so didn't buy anything. Used older siblings cast offs! 3month old baby grows fitted. Second baby was just as long but a bit thinner.

[BzyB]

0-3m should be perfect. And size 2 nappies but don't stick up

Mine were 11lbs straight into size 2 nappies and quickly into 3 iirc. 0-3m outgrown by 1m old and wore at least 1 size up til she started walking.

9lb 3 pretty much same as above. In 6-9m clothes since 9 weeks.

[EatSleepTeachRepeat]

11lb 13oz - he fit in 3-6 for a few weeks ha ha. He was so bloody long, now he's youngest in his class but one of the tallest

[QuackDuckQuack]

7.5 - 0-3 month clothes as she was quite skinny with very long legs.

9.13 - 0-3 month clothes. She was 3 weeks earlier than her very overdue sister, so I'd only brought newborn clothes.

[OnTheUp13]

6lbs 3oz premature

[FizzBombBathTime]

6 pound 2, in small baby first

7 pound 9, new born first

[mumhum]

DC1 6lb 3oz, tiny baby for 2 months then newborn.

DC2 8lb 11oz and long, skipped a sack load of younger DC's clothes and straight into 0-3 months. As I had a small bump I thought I would have another small baby but no, and I only had one babygro in my bag which fitted.

Take a selection, DH can always bring more in of the right size. Hope all goes well.

[Grumpbum]

5.13 but dropped to 4.13 due to my shit milk was in tiny baby fir some time

[AyeAmarok]

6lb 14, wore small baby size for a few weeks and then grew into newborn.

[isthistoonosy]

Born 3kg, dropped to 2.5kgs by 2 weeks - I only really had 0-3 so he lived mostly in vests (babygrows involved lots of screaming as his legs kept getting stuck down one leg).
By 2 months he was in 3-6 months. What ever size you choose don't buy too many!